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Alex O'Leary & Kieran Isgin & Rebecca Daly

Young mum who thought she had post-natal depression gets shock dementia diagnosis

A young mother was diagnosed with a rare form of dementia after she was thought to be suffering from post-natal depression following the birth of her daughter.

Holly Braithwaite is believed to be one of the youngest people in the UK to be suffering from Frontotemporal dementia (FTD).

She began to notice symptoms back in 2019 but assumed that they were linked to the recent birth of her daughter Alba or perhaps a pre-existing thyroid condition.

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